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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Evolution From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog or browse the growing library of animal profiles. Chordates Chordates (Chordata) are a group of animals that includes more than 75,000 living species. Chordates are divided into three basic groups: vertebrates, tunicates, lancelets. Of these, the vertebrates--lampreys, mammals, birds,... Read more African Elephant African elephants (Loxodonta africana), also known as African bush elephants or African savanna elephants, are the largest living land mammal. African elephants have a large head, large ears, and a... Read more A New Haven for Migratory Birds in Arizona In 1974, Wally and Marion Paton, a couple living in the town of Patagonia in the southeast corner of Arizona, decided to make a few modifications to their yard to... Read more Urban Wildlife More Diverse Than Previously Thought A recent study involving 147 cities around the world has revealed that urban areas can support a surprisingly diverse collection of species. This seems counterintuitive—conventional wisdom suggests that urban areas... Read more Related Searches Animals Facts About Animals Animals in Africa Elephants News Letters Featured Articles Mammals Molluscs Reptiles Segmented Worms Sponges More Animal Facts »   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Biomes of the World   Follow me on: Advertisement